There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
PRESIDIAL
Etymology
Adjective
presidial (comparative more presidial, superlative most presidial)
Belonging to a province, or being like a province; provincial.
Pertaining to a president or one who presides; presidential.
Having or relating to a garrison.
Synonyms
• (having or relating to a garrison): presidiary
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sid"i*al, Pre*sid"i*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. praesidialis and praesidiarius, fr. praesidium a presiding over, defense, guard. See Preside.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison. There are three presidial castles in this city. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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